Resealing device

ABSTRACT

The device for dispersing coffee in predetermined amounts. This device includes a container portion held in place on a rubber seal ring within the base of the device, the flange serving to hold the container in place by spaced apart locking pins having handle means for rotating them so as to engage the lip portion of the head on top of the flange. The bottom includes a slide pin and slide for covering and uncovering the opening of the dispenser.

I United States Patent 1151 3,656,667 Johansen [451 Apr. 18, 1972 [54] RESEALING DEVICE 2,841,312 7/1958 nene....................................222/1s1 [72] Inventor: Henry Albert Johansen, 10244 Bel Air 2378122 6/1945 Barlow"'""""""24/22l K Street Montclair Callf- 91763 FOREIGN PATENTS on ApPucAnoNs [221 Filedl i Alle 10 197 273,762 2/1923 maarBritain............,....220/55 n [2l] Appl. No.: 62,364 Y l Prirnary Examiner-Samuel F. Coleman [s2] u.s. c1 222/561 As's'"'Emmt""Nmma" L' Stackjf' [5l] lnt.Cl. .t ..B67 d 47/28 [5s] Field Search zzz/181,561,444,185,565, [57] ABSTMT l 222/344; 24/221 K; 220/55 PE, 55 D; 292/257 The device for dispersing coffee 1n predetefmmed amounts. This device includes a container portion held in place on a [56] References Cited rubber seal ring within the base of the device, the flange serv ing to hold the container in place by spaced apart locking pins UNITED STATES PATENTS having handle meanslor rotating them so ae to engage the lip 3,105,620 10/1963 Atkins et a1 l.222/561 x Pom Ofhe head 0 01" Offb@ flange' 2,263,842- l 1/ 1941 GrOSS "2292/257 X The bottom includes a slide pin and slide for covering and 11n- 2,274,562 2/1942 Palmer x covering the opening ofthe dispenser. 3,181,738 5/1965 l Hartvig-Johansen. ..222/181 X Re.24.3 l 2 5/1957 Lippman et al....;.; 222/181 l Claims, 9 Drawing Figures I i 1 i l ZZ\ 1 Z 30 f J, 1:2 H ZZ 1 RIC- I l n y 4 x 1 e.; l Z726 Z2 vi if y' 29 27 ff@ ff Z9 I l y /7 1 /7 f l /4 59 210 /5 PATENTED APR 18 I9?? SPU 2 UF 3 .RESEALING DEVICE This invention relates to dispensers of granulated material such as coffee and the like.

It is therefore the primary purpose of this invention to provide a dispenser which will be of such construction so as to have the-coffee retain its full flavor.

Another object of this invention is to provide a coffee container andlbase combination which will form a dispenser, the container being held in place by locking pin means which may be rotated to separate the flange of the container-so that the container may be removed therefrom.

A further object of this invention is to provide a dispenser which will haveslide plate or rotary means for dispensing predetermined amounts of coffee or other granular material therefrom.

Other objects of the present invention are to provide a coffee dispenser which is simple in design, inexpensive to manufacture, rugged in construction, easy to use and efficient in operation. A

These and other objectswill be readily evident upon a study of the following specification and the accompanying drawings wherein:

FIG. l is a top plan view of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged vertical view of the locking pin and spring arrangement shown in elevation and removed from FIG. l;

FIG. 3 is a fragmentary side view of FIG. 1 shown in elevation;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of FIG. 5 which is a modified form of the invention;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the lines 5-5 of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a side view of FIG. 5;

FlG.-7 is a top plan view of FIG. 9 which is another modified form of the invention;

FIG. 8 is a fragmentary side view of FIG. 7 showing the locking ring; and

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along the lines 9-9 of FIG. 7.

According to this invention, a coffee dispenser 10 is shown to include a coffee container 11 which is held within the upper dispenser base l2 by a means which hereinafter will be described. v

Dispenser l0 also includes a lower base 13 having an extending well portion 14 which carries the dispenser slide member 15. Slide member 15 carries a stop pin 16 which is slideable within the opening 17 of base 13 and is carried within the groove 17' allowing for the opening 18 of the upper base 12 to align with opening 20 of slide member l5 and the opening 19 of the well portion 14 in order to measure out a predetermined quantity of coffee or the like.

The flange 21 of container 11 rests against a neoprene gasket 22 which seals container 11 against the upper dispenser base l2. A pair of oppositely opposed openings 23 through the upper base 12, rotatably carry, each a locking pin 24 which serves to hold down flange 2l of container 1l within the upper base l2. The locking pins 24 each have a shoulder 25 against which rests a coil spring 26 which encompasses pin 24. A

The lower end of spring 26 engages the top portion of the lower base 13 and a washer 27 carried upon pin 24 on the exterior of base 12 is held in position by a looped handle 29 which is used to rotate pin 24.

Pin 24 also includes a head 30 at its upper extremity which has an offset lip 31 which serves to engage the flange 21 of container 1l in order to render it stationary against the gasket 22 within base l2, the rotation of pin 24 being accomplished by grasping the handle 29 and rotating it until the lip 3l engages flange 2 l of container 11.

In use, pin 16 is grasped in order to urge the dispenser slide member l5 across so that its opening 20 will align with the openings 18 and 19 in order that the coffee will be dispensed from container 1l by the upper extremity ofthe device.

Ail'l Looking now at FIGS. 4 through 6 of the drawing, one will see a modified form of dispenser 32 which includes a coffee container 33 having a flange 34 which engages the gasket 35 within the upper base 36. Dispenser 32 also includes a lower base 37 having end caps 38 secured by suitable fasteners 38 The end caps 38 serve to house the rotatable measure `member 39, the rotatable measure member 39 having a crank handle 40 secured through its center in a suitable manner, the outer extremity of handle 40 having a knob 4l for grasping it in order to rotate the crank handle 40.

The upper base 36 of the dispenser 32 includes an opening 42 which is in axial alignment with opening 43 allowing for the hollow portions 44 to align and dispense coffee from the above attached container 33.

The upper base 36 of coffee dispenser 32 carries a pair of locking pins 45 and their respective components, the combinations being similar tothose heretofore described of the main embodiment of the present invention.

In use, coffee is dispensed from dispenser device 32 by gripping the knob 41 of the crank handle 40 and rotating it, each rotation producing the predetermined amount of coffee from the opening 43 of the lower base 37.`

Looking now at FIGS. 7 through 9, one will see another modified form of dispenser 46 which shows a coffee container 47 having its flange 48 beneath a neoprene gasket 49, the flange 48 and the gasket 49 being carried within the recessed opening 50 of an upper base 51.

The gasket 49 and the flange 48 of container 47 are held in place by means of a lock ring 52 which has a pair of oppositely opposed and angularly positioned slots 53 which carry pins 54, one on each side of base 5l, the pins being fixedly secured within the upper base 51.

It shall be noted that various types of regulating means may be canied by the upper base 51 in order to dispense a predetermined amount of coffee or other granular material.

What I claim is:

l. A resealing device for dispensing ground coffee from a resealed container so to preserve the fresh coffee flavor to the end o f the contents, the device comprising a base portion, a coffee container carried by said base portion with locking pin means to hold said container to said base portion and said base portion including an upper section and a lower section, the lower section having a slide member for dispensing a predetermined amount of coffee or other granual material, said upper base portion being recessed to to receive a flange of a lower extremity of said coffee container, and said upper section and said lower section being held together by said pin means which also serve to hold said container to said base portion, said upper base and said lower base sections of said device being provided with a pair of oppositely spaced apart vertical openings, said openings aligning with each other and carrying said locking pins, each of said locking pins including a shoulder portion against which there is urged one end of a coil spring carried by said locking pin and the other end of said coil spring urging against an upper surface of the lower base section, said pin also carrying a washer which holds said lower base portion to said upper base portion by a transverse handle having loop like ends for manipulating said handle, said handle serving as a rotation means for said locking pins in order to rotate the head portions of said pins having an offset lip, said offset lip serving to engage the upper portion of the flange of said coffee container being secured within a recessed portion of said upper section of said base, and said flanged area of said container being urged downward against a neoprene gasket,

said gasket lresting within said recessed portion of said upper section of said base, a lower base section of said base including a central well having a slide member, said slide member having an opening for alignment with the opening in said upper base, said opening also being aligned with an opening in said lower base, said slide member having a pin secured thereto and which is slideable between shoulders at opposite ends of a groove formed in said base for limiting the lighting travel of said slide member so that said slide opening can be selectively "unna 

1. A resealing device for dispensing ground coffee from a resealed container so to preserve the fresh coffee flavor to the end of the contents, the device comprising a base portion, a coffee container carried by said base portion with locking pin means to hold said container to said base portion and said base portion including an upper section and a lower section, the lower section having a slide member for dispensing a predetermined amount of coffee or other granual material, said upper base portion being recessed to to receive a flange of a lower extremity of said coffee container, and said upper section and said lower section being held together by said pin means which also serve to hold said container to said base portion, said upper base and said lower base sections of said device being provided with a pair of oppositely spaced apart vertical openings, said openings aligning with each other and carrying said locking pins, each of said locking pins including a shoulder portion against which there is urged one end of a coil spring carried by said locking pin and the other end of said coil spring urging against an upper surface of the lower base section, said pin also carrying a washer which holds saId lower base portion to said upper base portion by a transverse handle having loop like ends for manipulating said handle, said handle serving as a rotation means for said locking pins in order to rotate the head portions of said pins having an offset lip, said offset lip serving to engage the upper portion of the flange of said coffee container being secured within a recessed portion of said upper section of said base, and said flanged area of said container being urged downward against a neoprene gasket, said gasket resting within said recessed portion of said upper section of said base, a lower base section of said base including a central well having a slide member, said slide member having an opening for alignment with the opening in said upper base, said opening also being aligned with an opening in said lower base, said slide member having a pin secured thereto and which is slideable between shoulders at opposite ends of a groove formed in said base for limiting the lighting travel of said slide member so that said slide opening can be selectively aligned or disaligned with said openings of said upper and lower base sections, and said handles of said locking pins being rotated 180* in order to disengage the lip portion of the heads of said pin away from the flange of said containers in order to remove said container for refilling. 